Vacation Here

Punta Gorda is a fabulous place to visit. Nestled on the shores of beautiful Charlotte Harbor, it is the ideal place to spend a few hours, a full day, a few days or your entire vacation. Punta Gorda – it’s happening on the harbor.

This page is designed to give you some fun things to plan, ahead of your trip to this jewel of Southwest Florida. We do however hope that you might stay longer and enjoy the great resorts and hotels that have sprung up all over our city in recent years.

The Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce operates fun-filled Trolley Tours most Fridays and Wednesdays from January to April.

We offer a land and sea combo, featuring a 1-hour trolley tour of Punta Gorda, with no disembarkation, preceded by a 1.5 hour cruise on Charlotte Harbor and a 1-hour trolley tour (with no boat).

The name, Punta Gorda, comes from the Spanish, meaning Fat Point. This historic small town is a hidden treasure of Florida and lies as a “Fat Point”, sticking out into Charlotte Harbor – one of the US’s largest natural harbors.

Centrally located between Sarasota to our North and Fort Myers to our South, Punta Gorda is a delightful location, within a comfortable driving distance from Tampa, Orlando and Miami.

Sign up for all the Chamber News Email: Connect with Us The 2nd Annual Punta Gorda Restaurant Week, aka Palate Pleasures of PG, was a great success! We would like to thank our main sponsors SYSCO and Cheney Brothers for their continued support, as well as all of the...

Voted the ‘Best Small Market in Florida’ and 15th in the USA, we have a large number of vendors offering fruits and vegetables, dried fruits and nuts, Italian bakery, fresh homemade pasta, kitchenware, cupcakes, beef and fresh seafood, fresh citrus, jewelry, candles and soaps, dip mixes, Florida arts and crafts, cheese, French bakery, baguettes and olives, homemade pies, orchids, organic produce, personalized pens, kettlecorn, coffee beans and drinks, native and exotic plants.
The Farmers Market has become a Saturday morning tradition, adding more vendors weekly. There is live music from 9am to Noon.